Another Day

Yeah, just another one yet.

My eyes are following the muddy stream of nothingness

That slowly flows into the void of chaos

Right next to the supermarket

Εverything eventually ends up in that corner

Waste, dead cats, hopes, my sleep

Next to the big green garbage can

I can see an old man limping

I guess his frugal existence gained another pound

And now it’s slowly fermenting on his wounded knee

He passed right underneath my balcony

I was clinging to its edge

As if it was something more than just

A dirty, rotten metal edge

As if my existence depended upon it

And I didn’t notice Time

Slowly erasing me from the picture

Making me a speck of dust 

Getting pierced by the sunlight

 

Reviews

[who_am_i]

this reminds me of some song about how we're all just dust in the wind; I can relate to this.

[Marina]

True. Glad you like it.

[WittyWonka]

Nicely written. I wonder how many of us actually notice that we are merely dust dissipating in the sunlight?

[Marina]

Thanks Wonka :)
Not as many as we should be, I'm afraid.

[Paul Bell]

Like this. Life just passing by. It's that grandstand view of what is really going on all around you.
I wonder what the old man would think, if he looked up to your balcony. Maybe you're both on the edge.

[Marina]

Well that old man is a f*****g idol for being able to walk past all the bile that flows into the supermarket.
Thanks.

[Paul Bell]

Probably doesn't smell it anymore. Given time, he'll be joining it. Did i just say that.

[Marina]

Woah that was harsh; and true most likely. Let's make an existentialist club shall we.

[Paul Bell]

Starting with the woman who gave me a xmas card in November.

[Marina]

We'll put her in charge for arranging the dates. We'll probably never meet then. After all we got to conform to the nihilism

[Paul Bell]

Solo cults, hate them. lol

[YanZeros]

Marina I'm trying to understand... can I say it out loud? Are you a va..va..Vampire?! Your poetry is very visual! and enigmatic! very well written! It so nice to read poems like this acknowledging the inequality and imperfections of life. Yes it is fleeting next thing we know we are already silhouettes and no one can see us.

[Marina]

A vampire would probably not care that much! haha
Thank you Yan, it's true I am a very visual person, so I guess it's reflected on the stuff I write as well. Appreciate your comment.

[YanZeros]

You're welcome! :)